Overbearing synonyms
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Part of speech:
Majestic; magnificent:
Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others:
Insolent is defined as disrespectful or arrogant.
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
Of or pertaining to a dictator
absolute (related)
Being fully such; utter:
autocratic (related)
tyrannical (related)
The definition of tyrannical is cruel and unjust power or control.
(Law) Relating to a decision made by a court or legislature that lacks a grounding in law or fact:
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
Haughty
The definition of cavalier is an arrogant person or someone indifferent or casual about important matters.
The definition of compelling is someone or something extremely attractive or interesting.
The definition of dogmatic is the strong expression of opinions as if they were facts.
dogmatical
Alternative form of dogmatic.
(Genetics) Designating or relating to that one of any pair of allelic hereditary factors which, when both are present in the germ plasm, dominates over the other and appears in the organism
Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing.
Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.
The definition of imperious is someone or something that is domineering and demanding, without any justification or right.
Lacking grounds or defense; unjustifiable:
Haughty; overbearing
Domineering; pompous
Fond of acting the part of a master; domineering; imperious
So strong as to be overwhelming:
Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
That cannot be denied, changed, delayed, opposed, etc., as a command
Characterized by exaggerated stateliness; pretentious, as in speech or manner; self-important
Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
High or higher in order, status, rank, etc.
modest (antonym)
The definition of modest is someone or something that is humble or shy or not extreme.
nice (antonym)
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
unassertive (antonym)
Not assertive
Marked by arrogance; haughty and overbearing.
Idealistic, implying over-optimism
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.
on-one-s-high-horse
attitude (related)
Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance
over (related)
Having reached the other side; having got across
Disposed to showing arrogance or contempt; haughty.
(comparative more swaggering, superlative most swaggering)
(Gram.) Designating or of the mood of a verb that expresses a command, strong request, or exhortation
Find another word for overbearing. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for overbearing, like: proud, arrogant, insolent, despotic, oppressive, dictatorial, egotistic, absolute, autocratic, tyrannical and arbitrary.